QUOTE(mikehwy @ May 7 2015, 12:04 AM)
For the first time in last 5-6 mths, US oil build up us NEGATIVE! meaning consumption > output ? your grocery is getting more pricy even without msian gst.
I don't think it translate to malaysia gst like that. but it should have some correlation to WTI price and Brent price.
US oil consumers ate up 3.9 mln barrels more last week (it was last friday last snapshot from prior week).
The weather gets warmer, people go outside and play.. spring time, more traveling.
But, since last year, the total inventory is doubled..
Normally stocked/oil inventory is US is supposed to be 360-400 mln barrels for past few years.
Then, suddenly in started in Dec (till now).. it creeped up to 480 mln-490 mln barrels.
There are still over almost 80-90 million barrels of oversupply in US.
Say if everyone drives like crazy during summer time, it would not have consumed all so fast because imports are still going (the Saudi's didn't stop pumping) and the some idle shale rigs are waiting for the magic $64-$65 to hit before they start pumping again.
The oil traders are bidding up the prices in anticipation of other things... like pushing up stories like more explosion in Yemen may distrupt Oil production, etc... Saudi sending in more planes (hasn't happen yet but may).
Their machines can pull up the prices in steps and make it fall like rock..
So, tread carefully here.
This post has been edited by danmooncake: May 7 2015, 01:48 AM